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SynthesisBMC pediatrics2025

A meta-analysis of the effects of community-based treatments for asthma in children.

Yanyan Li, Ming Ren, Yajuan Wang, Xiaomi Qi, Hui Wang, Na Liang, Tianyang Ren, Lihong Zhang

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Synthesis in BMC pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yanyan LiDepartment of Pediatrics, Baoding First Central Hospital, Hebei, 071000, China.
Ming RenDepartment of Pediatrics, Baoding First Central Hospital, Hebei, 071000, China.
Yajuan WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Baoding First Central Hospital, Hebei, 071000, China.
Xiaomi QiDepartment of Pediatrics, Baoding First Central Hospital, Hebei, 071000, China.
Hui WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Baoding First Central Hospital, Hebei, 071000, China.
Na LiangDepartment of Pediatrics, Baoding First Central Hospital, Hebei, 071000, China.
Tianyang RenDepartment of English, China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, 100091, China.
Lihong ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Baoding First Central Hospital, Hebei, 071000, China. B18632240067@163.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of the study was to appraise and compare the influence of community‑based interventions (C-BIs) for childhood asthma.

methodsWe examined meta-analysis data and employed dichotomous or continuous random or fixed-effect models to obtain odds ratios (ORs) and mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). This review examined 13 papers that included a total of 8824 people with asthma.

resultsChildren with C-BI had significantly lower asthma-connected emergency department visits (OR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.22-0.39, p < 0.001), hospitalizations (OR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.15-0.40, p < 0.001), duration of asthma symptoms (MD, -2.56; 95% CI, -2.84- -2.28, p < 0.001), nighttime asthma symptoms (MD, -2.14; 95% CI, -2.94- -1.34, p < 0.001), and use of bronchodilator (OR, 0.28; 95% CI, 0.16-0.51, p < 0.001), and higher use of asthma action plan (OR, 8.87; 95% CI, 3.85-20.45, p < 0.001) compared to children without C-BI in asthma.

conclusionsChildren with C-BI had significantly lower asthma-related emergency department visits, hospitalization duration of asthma symptoms, night-time asthma symptoms, and use of bronchodilators, and a higher use of asthma action plans compared to children without C-BI in asthma. Nevertheless, due to the limited number of studies involved in the comparisons, their values warrant careful consideration.

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AsthmaCommunity Health ServicesAnti-Asthmatic AgentsBronchodilator AgentsChildEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalizationHumansAnti-Asthmatic AgentsBronchodilator AgentsAsthma-connected emergency department visitsCommunity interventionDuration of asthma symptomsHospitalizationsNighttime asthma symptoms

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PMID41039265
PMCPMC12492555

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